The Chancellor's autumn statement is one of his main set piece speeches in the House of Commons. He has used it to underline the government's long term commitment to the National Health Service and to talk about the sound state of the UK economy

Gordon Brown spoke for 40 minutes and sat down a short time ago. BBC News Online brings you the BBC2 programme "The Chancellor's Report" live from Westminster until 1650GMT with immediate reaction to the speech plus comment and analysis from a range of commentators and affected groups.

Comment and analysis

Long term funding of the NHS will be one of the key areas addressed by the Chancellor

Gordon Brown announced an extra £1bn for the National Health Service and he underlined the government's belief that the NHS should remain free at the point of delivery. He also made a series of guarantees about pensioners' incomes. There were also measures to encourage business investment, inner city regeneration and training for the long term unemployed.